Personal Development

Course Summary

Wouldn’t it be nice to be your own boss, work on your own schedule, and make money doing something that you’re Why are there so many different organisational systems and time management methods out there? The answer is simple: it’s like any other personal challenge, like weight loss or money management. There is no simple, one size fits all answer. You must build a solution that works for you.

What Students Learn

• Identify what personal efficiency is, what skill sets can improve personal productivity, and what attitudes we should cultivate

• Explain why multi-tasking is a myth

• Describe what role long-term goals play in short-term efficiency

• Share a personal vision and develop dreams and goals from it

• Apply the 80/20 rule and learn how it should affect planning

• Identify the characteristics of a good organisational system

• Develop a plan for an efficient workspace, including a customised information centre and a filing system

• Apply a system that will allow them to process any type of information that crosses their desk

• Use the Eisenhower principle to prioritise work and routines to simplify lives

• Understand why they procrastinate and develop methods for tackling tasks

• Apply tools to make their households more productive and efficient

What Topics Are Included

• Understanding personal efficiency

• Developing the right attitude

• Laying the foundation

• Building blocks of an organisational system

• Creating the right environment

• Setting up your virtual environment and information management center

• Managing information in six easy steps

• Prioritising your tasks

• Saying no

• Creating routines

• Stopping procrastination now (not later!)

• Applying our lessons at home

Course Outline

This course will help you teach participants how to:

• Identify what personal efficiency is, what skill sets can improve your personal productivity, and what attitudes we should cultivate

• Explain why multi-tasking is a myth

• Describe what role long-term goals play in short-term efficiency

• Share a personal vision and develop dreams and goals from it

• Apply the 80/20 rule and learn how it should affect planning

• Identify the characteristics of a good organisational system

• Develop a plan for an efficient workspace, including a customised information centre and a filing system

• Apply a system that will allow you to process any type of information that crosses your desk, including e-mail, electronic files, paper files, voice mail, text messages, and drop-in visitors

• Use the Eisenhower principle to prioritise work

• Say no

• Use routines to simplify your life

• Understand why you procrastinate and develop methods for tackling tasks

• Apply ideas and tools to make your household more productive and efficient